Hiku said:
The problem is, the majority of the FCC chairs (3 out of 5) are ignoring what the majority of the people want. Despite millions of comments/letters sent to them, the FCC order did not cite a single one. So it's not a simple matter of "if this doesn't work out, let's go back." These three mega corporations have a lot of money, so it's not going to be an easy fight. |
I never said it would be, and your right, it will take way more than a few nice words to get it reinstated if it needs to be. The truth of the matter is in today's world, expecting anybody in politics to listen to the people is a waste of time. There is a reason the media keeps showing how Country after Country or even regions, states, etc, are rising up and physically making things happen around the world. The west is slowly heading in that direction. We aren't quite at the everyone riot in the streets and shut the economy down level, but if the same cultural mindset that's been in place for quite some time continue's, this could very well happen eventually in the west as well.
Citizens as well as politicians have been so pampered and their mindset molded in such a politically correct way, that people think that being a 'troublemaker' is unacceptable and because of this, politicians can just sit back and do whatever they want and get away with it. Even when the people do rise up, once that particular issue gets resolved, everything seems to go back to 'normal' and everyone keeps getting screwed in other ways.
What people need to do is use the tools we have, like certain internet tools, to work together to make our voices heard. You have to do it in a physical way though. If the internet packages go up in price or get broken up and are expensive, people need to get together and all do the same thing. Refuse to pay, drop down to a lower package, give up certain services, whatever. As long as enough people all do this at the same time, the Corporations will back down and will change their tune.
Anyone who says I don't have time for that crap I need to work and need money now, well of course you do, your constantly being ripped off and screwed because your always busy working and not paying attention to what's happening and how to make the system work for you. Your also not being told the truth a lot of the time by the media, or their only giving you really poor point form notes, and if you knew the in's and out's, you'd be able to use it to your advantage and live a more laid back life.
The best thing's in life aren't free. What they leave out is that they also require more effort than you would like to give. It leaves everyone with a choice. Live with many minor problems which all add up to one major problem, or deal with most problems head on, and take care of the little things in the meantime. The first sounds easier but ends up tougher, the second sounds like a pain but overall ends up easier. The more people that hate and blame each other for whatever reason, the more everyone get's screwed by the few giant Corporations, who are all working together like you, the people, should be.
Just to be clear. When I say working together, I mean on a large scale. An urban person can't just talk, listen and group up with other urban people and make a decision, because what end's up happening, like with the internet, the rural people get screwed. Those rural people then end up getting together and making decisions and pushing for things that end up screwing urban people over. As many people as possible from various locations, backgrounds, education, etc, need to be brought together to make sure a compromise is made between them, so when the final compromise is made with the politician's, everyone is in the same boat. This isn't super easy, but with the internet tools today, isn't nearly as hard as things used to be either.
People have to start to realize that the problem isn't so much other people, it's Corporations and Government where you need to make a stand. If enough people stand together and make it clear they won't put up with the BS, things will change for the better. Just look at Battlefront 2 and Destiny 2. The people have the ultimate power, always, if they are willing to work together.
